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Fountain Hills council adopts tree-protection ordinance to strengthen town enforcement
Summary
The Town Council approved Ordinance 25-5 to add procedures, valuation and penalties aimed at protecting town-owned shade trees after staff said past damage could not be fairly remedied.
The Fountain Hills Town Council on a 6-0 vote approved Ordinance 25-5 on Tuesday, adding Chapter 9, Article 7 to the town code to establish tree care, valuation and enforcement procedures for town-owned trees.
Council members and staff said the change matters because established shade trees are a long-term community asset and past incidents of contractor or utility work sometimes left mature trees effectively killed without a consistent replacement remedy.
Director Justin Snipes told the council the new code defines…
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